By Bryan Bixcul (Maya-Tz’utujil), SIRGE Coalition Global Coordinator

By Morne Pietersen, Radio Station Manager

A local community radio station, Eden FM, is playing a pivotal role in preserving the cultural heritage and history of the Klein Karoo region through two distinct but interconnected research projects. The initiatives, undertaken with support from Cultural Survival’s Community Media Grant Fund, documented Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and the personal stories of forced removals under the apartheid-era Group Areas Act.

By Sandra Peláez (CS Intern)

By Nailejileji Asia Tipap, Executive Director IWDA

By Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois)

Photos by Julien Defourny
 

When thousands take to the streets to defend their livelihoods and territories, the world needs to bear witness.

By Elvia Rodríguez (Ñuu Savi, CS Staff)

Have you ever wondered what life is like in a place affected by mining exploitation? I have, many times: every time I read an article, every time I heard a testimony, every time I watched a video on social media, and I thought I understood what it meant. However, no book, no article, no video can convey what it is like to live day after day in a territory that is being sacrificed.